Alstroemeria plant named ‘Koncajoli’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Alstroemeria  plant named ‘Koncajoli’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; sturdy and strong plants; vigorous growth habit; light red-colored flowers with distinct red purple-colored stripes; and good garden performance.

Botanical designation: Alstroemeria hybrida.

Cultivar denomination: ‘KONCAJOLI’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofAlstroemeria plant, botanically known as Alstroemeria hybrida, typicallygrown as a potted garden Alstroemeria, and hereinafter referred to bythe name ‘Koncajoli’.

The new Alstroemeria plant is a product of a planned breeding programconducted by the Inventor in Nieuwveen, The Netherlands. The objectiveof the breeding program is to create new compact potted gardenAlstroemeria plants that are early and freely flowering and haveattractive leaf and flower coloration.

The new Alstroemeria plant originated from a cross-pollination made bythe Inventor in Nieuwveen, The Netherlands on Jul. 8, 1999 of aproprietary Alstroemeria hybrida selection identified as code number5261-4, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietaryAlstroemeria hybrida selection identified as code number 8144-1, notpatented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Alstroemeria plant wasdiscovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant fromwithin the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlledgreenhouse environment in Nieuwveen, The Netherlands on Sep. 12, 2000.

Asexual reproduction of the new Alstroemeria plant by root divisions ina controlled greenhouse environment in Nieuwveen, The Netherlands sinceSep. 26, 2007, has shown that the unique features of this newAlstroemeria plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successivegenerations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Alstroemeria have not been observed under all possibleenvironmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat withvariations in environment and cultural practices such as temperature andlight intensity without, however, any variance in genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe the unique characteristics of ‘Koncajoli’. These characteristics incombination distinguish ‘Koncajoli’ as a new and distinct cultivar ofAlstroemeria plant:

-   -   1. Compact and mounding plant habit.    -   2. Sturdy and strong plants.    -   3. Vigorous growth habit.    -   4. Light red-colored flowers with distinct red purple-colored        stripes.    -   5. Good garden performance.

Plants of the new Alstroemeria can be compared to plants of the femaleparent selection. Plants of the new Alstroemeria differ from plants ofthe female parent selection in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Alstroemeria are more compact than plants        of the female parent selection.    -   2. Plants of the new Alstroemeria have lighter red-colored        flowers than plants of the female parent selection.

Plants of the new Alstroemeria can be compared to plants of the maleparent selection. Plants of the new Alstroemeria differ from plants ofthe male parent selection in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Alstroemeria are more compact than plants        of the male parent selection.    -   2. Plants of the new Alstroemeria and the male parent selection        differ in flower color as plants of the male parent selection        have orange-colored flowers.

Plants of the new Alstroemeria can be compared to plants of theAlstroemeria hybrida ‘Konpride’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No.20,050. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Nieuwveen, TheNetherlands, plants of the new Alstroemeria differed from plants of‘Konpride’ in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Alstroemeria were broader than plants of        ‘Konpride’.    -   2. Plants of the new Alstroemeria had longer leaves than plants        of ‘Konpride’.    -   3. Flowers of plants of the new Alstroemeria were shorter than        flowers of plants of ‘Konpride’.    -   4. Flowers of plants of the new Alstroemeria had longer perianth        segments than flowers of plants of ‘Konpride’.    -   5. Plants of the new Alstroemeria and ‘Konpride’ differed in        flower color as plants of ‘Konpride’ had bright pink-colored        flowers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearanceof the new Alstroemeria plant, showing the colors as true as it isreasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type.Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color valuescited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describethe colors of the new Alstroemeria plant.

The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view oftypical flowering plants of ‘Koncajoli’ grown in containers.

The photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of typical flowersof ‘Koncajoli’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photographs and following observations andmeasurements describe plants of the new Alstroemeria grown during thesummer in 19-cm containers in Nieuwveen, The Netherlands and underconditions and practices typical of commercial potted Alstroemeriaproduction. For the first 16 weeks after planting, plants were grown ina glass-covered greenhouse and during the last 20 weeks of productionplants were grown in an outdoor nursery. During the production of theplants, day temperatures ranged from 6° C. to 30° C. and nighttemperatures ranged from 6° C. to 16° C. Plants were 36 weeks old whenthe photographs and description were taken. In the followingdescription, color references are made to The Royal HorticulturalSociety Colour Chart, 2001 Edition, except where general terms ofordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Alstroemeria hybrida ‘Koncajoli’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary Alstroemeria hybrida            selection identified as code number 5261-4, not patented.        -   Male or pollen parent.—Proprietary Alstroemeria hybrida            selection identified as code number 8144-1, not patented.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type.—By root divisions.        -   Root description.—Thick, fleshy; color, close to 161C.        -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching; dense.        -   Rhizome description.—Shape: Elongate; rounded. Length: About            4 cm. Diameter: About 1.2 cm. Texture: Smooth. Color: Close            to 161D.-   Plant description:    -   -   Plant habit.—Compact and mounded; freely branching, bushy            appearance; sturdy and strong plants; vigorous growth habit.        -   Plant height.—About 36 cm.        -   Plant diameter (area of spread).—About 50 cm.-   Stem description:    -   -   Aspect.—Upright to somewhat outwardly spreading.        -   Internode length.—About 1.7 cm to 2.9 cm.        -   Strength.—Strong, sturdy.        -   Texture.—Smooth, glabrous.        -   Color.—Close to 141C.-   Foliage description:    -   -   Arrangement.—Alternate; below the peduncles in a single            whorl; all leaves sessile.        -   Length.—About 7.5 cm to 9.3 cm.        -   Width.—About 1.4 cm to 1.9 cm.        -   Shape.—Lanceolate.        -   Apex.—Acute.        -   Base.—Attenuate.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Smooth, glabrous.        -   Venation pattern.—Parallel.        -   Color.—Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to 138A.            Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 138B. Fully            expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 137A; venation,            close to 145A. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close            to 137C; venation, close to N134B.-   Flower description:    -   -   Flower type and habit.—Single cup-shaped flowers arranged in            compound umbels; flowers face upright to outwardly; freely            flowering habit; about three to ten flowers per            inflorescence; about 40 to 70 flowers develop per plant.        -   Natural flowering season.—Flowering continuous from the late            spring until the autumn in The Netherlands.        -   Fragrance.—None detected.        -   Flower longevity on the plant.—About one to three weeks;            flowers not persistent.        -   Flower longevity as a cut flower.—About one to two weeks;            flowers not persistent.        -   Flower buds.—Length: About 5.5 cm. Diameter: About 1.5 cm.            Shape: Ovoid. Color: Close to 59A, venation, close to 143A.        -   Umbel height.—About 9.9 cm.        -   Umbel diameter.—About 13 cm.        -   Flower diameter.—About 5.6 cm.        -   Flower depth (height).—About 4.2 cm.        -   Perianth.—Arrangement: Six arranged in two whorls, each            whorl with two lateral and one median segments. Size, inner            perianth: Length, lateral segments: About 6.2 cm. Width,            lateral segments: About 1.6 cm. Length, median segment:            About 5.4 cm. Width, median segment: About 1.7 cm. Size,            outer perianth: Length, lateral segments: About 5.8 cm.            Width, lateral segments: About 2.7 cm. Length, median            segment: About 5.7 cm. Width, median segment: About 2.8 cm.            Shape, inner perianth, lateral and median segments:            Lanceolate. Shape, outer perianth, lateral and median            segments: Obovate. Apex, inner perianth, lateral and median            segments: Acute. Apex, outer perianth, lateral and median            segments: Embedded point. Base, inner and outer perianths,            lateral and median segments: Attenuate. Margin, inner            perianth, lateral and median segments: Entire. Margin, outer            perianth, lateral and median segments: Crenate. Texture,            inner and outer perianths, lateral and median segments:            Smooth, glabrous. Color, inner perianth: When opening and            fully opened, lateral segments, upper surface: Center, close            to 2A; towards the apex, close to 54A; towards the base,            close to 38B; stripes, close to 59A. When opening and fully            opened, median segment, upper surface: Close to 54B;            stripes, close to 59A. When opening and fully opened,            lateral segments, lower surface: Close to 38A; towards the            apex, close to 54A. When opening and fully opened, median            segment, lower surface: Close to 38A; towards the apex,            close to 54B. Color, outer perianth: When opening and fully            opened, lateral segments, upper surface: Close to 54A. When            opening and fully opened, median segment, upper surface:            Close to 54A. When opening and fully opened, lateral            segments, lower surface: Close to 59A; towards the base,            close to 54B; venation, close to 144B. When opening and            fully opened, median segment, lower surface: Close to 60A;            towards the base, close to 54B; venation, close to 144B.        -   Pedicels.—Length: About 1.4 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm.            Strength: Strong. Angle: About 45° from vertical. Texture:            Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 141C.        -   Reproductive organs.—Stamens: Quantity per flower: Six.            Anther shape: Oval. Anther size: About 3 mm by 9 mm. Anther            color: Close to 199C. Pollen amount: Abundant. Pollen color:            Close to N199A. Pistils: Quantity per flower: One. Pistil            length: About 3.8 cm. Style length: About 3.3 cm. Style            color: Close to 65C. Stigma color: Close to 63A. Ovary            color: Close to 59A.        -   Fruits.—Length: About 1.5 cm. Diameter: About 1.2 cm. Color:            Close to 59A.        -   Seeds.—None observed.-   Disease/pest resistance: Plants of the new Alstroemeria have not    been observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to    Alstroemeria.-   Garden performance: Plants of the new Alstroemeria have been    observed to have good garden performance and to tolerate wind, rain    and temperatures ranging from about 6° C. to about 30° C.

1. A new and distinct Alstroemeria plant named ‘Koncajoli’ asillustrated and described.